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Electron paramagnetic resonance of supported copper oxide catalyst in the reduction of nitric oxide

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) yields information on two aspects of the structure of supported copper oxide catalyst: the degree of oxidation of the copper and the model of dispersion of the oxide. These structural features may have a bearing on the catalytic properties. In situ EPR measurements of copper oxide on alumina were carried out. Mixtures of gases containing oxygen or nitric oxide as the oxidizing component and hydrogen or carbon monoxide as the reducing component were passed through a microreactor mounted in the EPR cavity, and changes in the relative amounts of isolated and clustered Cu(II) ions were determined. The relations between the structural features of the copper oxide that could be discerned by EPR and the catalytic properties were studied. It appears that crystallites of CuO favor the oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) by oxygen (O/sub 2/), and that isolated copper ions play a role in the reduction of nitric oxide (NO) by hydrogen (H/sub 2/) or by carbon monoxide (CO).
Research Organization:
TNO, Delft, Netherlands
OSTI ID:
7334015
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 41:2; ISSN JCTLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English